White House offers climate change help to cities
A group of state, city and tribal officials is asking the federal government to help them prepare for the impact of severe weather triggered by climate change.
President Obama's State, Local, and Tribal Leaders Task Force on Climate Preparedness and Resilience made its recommendations Monday, and Obama administration officials said they would follow through.
"Climate change is a global challenge," said presidential counselor John Podesta. "But the impact of climate change is very local and very personal."
"White House officials also unveiled measures, including a Web-based climate resilience toolkit, to help local leaders adopt measures to prepare municipalities for rising sea levels, droughts, diseases and other climate impacts. ...
"The task force, appointed last November by Obama, said recommendations focus on how Washington can modernize programs and policies to incorporate climate change and provide tools to help local communities better design their own adaptation measures."